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While WiMax has been lauded as a low-cost way to roll out broadband services, in places like Malaysia apparently the cost isn’t low enough. The hardware costs are still quite high, according to Nasion.Com. Plus, the cost of the fixed-line backhaul used for each base station can also make the system cost-prohibitive. In many countries that landline can only be leased from the incumbent phone company which may charge exorbitant fees.